Upgrade to remove ads
Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or

show password
Forgot Password?

Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or

Username is available taken
show password


Make sure to remember your password. If you forget it there is no way for StudyStack to send you a reset link. You would need to create a new account.
Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.


Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.

Computer Chpt 4

        Help!  

Question
Answer
The Machine Cycle consists of   Fetching, Decoding, Executing, and Storing  
🗑
Kilohertz   thousand operations per second  
🗑
Megahertz   million operations per second  
🗑
Gigahertz   billion operations per second  
🗑
RAM stands for _______ and is the ____ _____   Random Access Memory, most common  
🗑
Microcode is used to   program PROM chips  
🗑
Flash memory is similar to   EEPROM  
🗑
video cards are used to   convert computer output into a video signal  
🗑
High Speed USB is called   USB 2.0  
🗑
IEEE 1394 is also called a   Firewire Port  
🗑
SCSI stands for   Small Computer Serial Interface  
🗑
The Word size of a computer is   the number of bits that a processor can interpret and execute at a given time  
🗑
Desktop computer   comp designed so the system unit, input devices, output devices, and any other devices fit entirely on or under a desk/table  
🗑
computer chip   a small piece of semi-conducting material, usually silicone, on which integrated circuits are etched  
🗑
integrated circuits   contain many microscopic pathways capable of carrying electrical current each contain millions of elements - resistors, capacitors, and transistors  
🗑
Multi-core processor (dual-core, quad-core)   is a single chip with 2+ separate processor cores  
🗑
registers   [within a processor] small, high speed storage locations  
🗑
L1 cache   fastest access, built directly in the processor chip 8KB-12KB  
🗑
memory cache   helps speed the processes of the comp b/c it stores frequently used instructions and data  
🗑
plug and play   the comp can automatically configure adapter cards and other peripherals as you install them  
🗑
PCI Bus (Peripheral component interconnect bus)   a high speed expansion bus that connects higher speed devices  
🗑


   

Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
 
To hide a column, click on the column name.
 
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
 
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
 
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.

 
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how
Created by: cc.anna13
Popular Computers sets